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Phys.org / 9/11 WTC Health Program workforce cut by 25% under Kennedy as patient count rises, advocates say

The staff running the federal World Trade Center Health Program has been cut by 25% as the number of sick 9/11 survivors the group treats is expected to increase by 10,000 this year, the Daily News has learned.

17 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Global societies unite to address environmental threats to heart health

The world's leading cardiovascular societies, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association and the World Heart Federation (WHF) have issued the first ever ...

17 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / What deep sea mud is revealing about giant earthquakes along the Pacific Coast

Marine turbidites are layers of mud and sand deposited on the deep ocean floor by massive underwater landslides and are often used as a historical record for reconstructing earthquake histories.

Jan 19, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Surfer bitten in 4th shark attack off Australia's east coast in 3 days

A surfer had minor injuries from being bitten by a shark Tuesday in the fourth attack off the coast of Australia's most populous state in three days.

21 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / NASA's new moon rocket moves to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February

NASA's giant new moon rocket moved to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts' first lunar fly-around in more than half a century.

Jan 17, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Fewer disinfection by-products present in bottled water compared to tap, study finds

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry researchers at the University of South Carolina measured disinfection by-products in bottled water, with total disinfection by-products ranging from 0.01–22.4 µg/L and compared ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Wildfires trigger massive soil loss for decades, new global map shows

Wildfires are devastating events that destroy forests, burn homes and force people to leave their communities. They also have a profound impact on local ecosystems. But there is another problem that has been largely overlooked ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / New state of matter discovered in a quantum material

At TU Wien, researchers have discovered a state in a quantum material that had previously been considered impossible. The definition of topological states should be generalized.

Jan 14, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Austrian cow shows first case of flexible, multi-purpose tool use in cattle

In 1982, cartoonist Gary Larson published a now-iconic "Far Side" comic titled "Cow Tools." In it, a cow stands proudly beside a jumble of bizarre, useless objects that are "tools" in name only. The joke hinged on a simple ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Siwarha's wake gives it away at Betelgeuse

Betelgeuse is the star that everybody can't wait to see blow up, preferably sooner rather than later. That's because it's a red supergiant on the verge of becoming a supernova and there hasn't been one explode this close ...

Jan 14, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Physicists uncover hidden magnetic order in the mysterious pseudogap phase

Physicists have uncovered a link between magnetism and a mysterious phase of matter called the pseudogap, which appears in certain quantum materials just above the temperature at which they become superconducting. The findings ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Quantum 'alchemy' made feasible with excitons

What if you could create new materials just by shining a light at them? To most, this sounds like science fiction or alchemy, but to physicists investigating the burgeoning field of Floquet engineering, this is the goal. ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Physics